Zoellick was one of the signatories (who also included Donald Rumsfeld, Paul Wolfowitz, Richard Perle, Elliott Abrams, Zalmay Khalilzad, John R. Bolton, Richard Armitage, and Bill Kristol) of a January 26, 1998 letter to President Bill Clinton drafted by the Project for the New American Century calling for "removing Saddam [Hussein]'s regime from power.
On Feb 16, 10:30 am, Travis <[email protected]> wrote: > ** ** > > ** ** > Hillary Clinton Seeks Head of World Bank Job?**** > > *February 15, 2012***** > > *Reuters is reporting three sources have confirmed that Hillary Clinton has > been in talks with the White House to leave the Department of State to take > the job as head of the World Bank, replacing Robert Zoellick. White House > Press Secretary Jay Carney says the reports are “totally wrong,” and a > Clinton spokesperson denies that she is interested in the job or has had > contact with the White House.***** > > *W**orld Bank President Robert Zoellick informed the 187-nation lending > organization’s board Wednesday that he will leave office June 30, the end > of his five-year term.***** > > *This raises a question: who will replace him?***** > > *“I’m honored to have led such a world class institution with so many > talented and exceptional people,” Zoellick said in a statement announcing > his plans.***** > > *The board now begins a selection process to find a new leader, a process > that is expected to be more open than in the past. Under an informal > agreement dating to the bank’s founding nearly 68 years ago, its president > has been an American.***** > > *“Speculation has been rife in recent months over who might take the job > when Zoellick departs,” * Reuters *reports. “Possible U.S. candidates > include Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and former White House economic > adviser Larry Summers.”***** > > *“Hillary Clinton wants the job,” a source told Reuters.***** > > *If Clinton were to leave State, Sen. John Kerry, chairman of the Senate > Foreign Relations Committee, is at the top of the list of those who would > replace her.***** > > *And although Press Secretary Jay Carney denies that Clinton will get the > nod from President Obama, the rumors persist.***** > > *It has also been rumored that Zoellick, a President George W. Bush > appointee, may be a potential candidate for a senior position if a > Republican candidate takes the White House in November.***** > > *Zoellick said he will stay focused on being bank president until June 30 > and will continue to drive policies and programs at a heightened tempo. For > example, later this month the bank said he will unveil a groundbreaking > study on the future structure of China’s economic growth model, the > Associated Press reports.***** > > *Under Zoellick’s leadership, the bank provided more than $247 billion to > help developing countries boost growth and overcome poverty.***** > > *Zoellick said he was “pleased that when the world needed the bank to step > up, our shareholders responded with expanded resources and support for key > reforms that made us quicker, more effective and more open.”***** > > *He said the bank was now in a strong position and ready for new challenges > “so it is a natural time for me to move on and support new leadership.”***** > > *The Associated Press contributed to this report.***** > > *http://www.theblaze.com/stories/world-bank-head-exits-hillary-could-r... > *<http://www.theblaze.com/stories/world-bank-head-exits-hillary-could-r...> > **** -- Thanks for being part of "PoliticalForum" at Google Groups. For options & help see http://groups.google.com/group/PoliticalForum * Visit our other community at http://www.PoliticalForum.com/ * It's active and moderated. Register and vote in our polls. * Read the latest breaking news, and more.
